A. Ella Stoughton diary , 1881 May 26 - 1886 September 30

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Stearns, Abbie Ella, 1857-1944
Title
A. Ella Stoughton diary
Dates
1881 May 26 - 1886 September 30 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.1 linear feet, (2 containers)  :  2 folders
Collection Number
A 119
Summary
Abbie Ella Stoughton (later Stearns) was the daughter of Joseph Hibbard Stoughton, a Washington pioneer from New England. Her diary documents her travels from England to Asia and New York as well as travels in the Pacific Northwest and her appointment as enrolling clerk of the House, Washington Territorial Legislature.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.

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Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Abbie Ella Stearns (1857-1944) was the daughter of Joseph Hibbard Stoughton, Washington pioneer from New England. In 1887, she married Doran Harding Stearns of LaCamas, Washington, who later founded the Portland Bee. She was active in Portland civic affairs, and wrote occasional articles for the Portland Oregonian.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists of three diaries detailing Abbie Ella Stearns travels and daily life. In 1881 she left Portland, Ore., on the Herbert Black, a wheat ship bound for Liverpool and Belfast. From Liverpool the ship went to Singapore, Shanghai, Nagasaki, and Hongkong, thence to New York, arriving July 20, 1883. Miss Stoughton then visited relatives in New England, took a trip to Montreal and Toronto, and in May 1884 returned by railroad to her home in Vancouver. In December 1885 she was appointed enrolling clerk of the House, Washington Territorial Legislature, and later worked in various law offices. The final diary entries contain repeated references to Doran H. Stearns, who was then courting her.

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Voyages around the world

Personal Names

  • Stearns, Abbie Ella, 1857-1944
  • Stearns, D. H., 1841-1904

Corporate Names

  • Washington Territory. Legislative Assembly

Geographical Names

  • Canada--Description and travel
  • China--Description and travel
  • Vancouver (Wash.)
  • Washington Territory--Politics and government

Form or Genre Terms

  • Diaries